Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Proud


I've learned a lot in the past 5 years.
I've learned what it means to be truly exhausted and eternally grateful at the same time.
I've learned that LOVE takes on a completely different definition the very second your child takes her first breath. I've learned to remember to focus on what is important and let go of the little stuff.
I've learned to worry in a way I never could have understood before.
I now know why my parents were nervous when I was late and broken hearted when I was hurting.
I've learned what it means to be a mom.

I look this picture and I shine - full of pride. In the 5 years that I have learned to be a mom....my little girls have grown immeasurably. They've learned to sit up, to crawl, to walk, to run, to ride a bike, to pump themselves on a swing, to make friends, to make their beds, to be kind, to be hilarious, to be humble, to give back and to serve...to truly love.

When the doctor first told me I was having triplets....I cried.
I cried tears of fear and frustration.
Not in a million years could I ever have understood how LUCKY I was.
God gave Peter and me these 3 little souls to nurture...all at once.
He gave us one another.
It's nothing short of a miracle.

I know we don't spend much time blogging anymore.
Life is busy. 3 five year olds keep us running.
But, the immesurable blessing that these three little girls are is never, even for a second, lost on me.
Once upon a time, I was told that if these babies live...it will be nothing short of a miracle.
Look out world...they are thriving.
Becoming beautiful, kind, Godly little girls.
And their momma couldn't be more proud!

Monday, October 15, 2012

Where to begin?



We haven't blogged in a while.
What have we been up to, you ask?
North Shore Vacationing

Updating our style

Dance, dance, dance!

Lemonade Stands

Raising money for St. Jude (and running through mud!)

Hay Rides and Apple Picking

Preschool

Hanging with our friends!

Smiling for the camera

Playing Princess

Horseback riding

Spending time as a family
and
just having a WHOLE LOT of fun!!!

We're so busy that we forget to update you on our adventures...but there is sure a ton of fun to be had!
3 almost FIVE year olds + happy mom and dad = family that is Blessed, Blessed, Blessed!

Maryn, Brynn and Leah are very into: horses, stuffed animals, Barbies, Barbie movies, princesses, the color "golden", dressing themselves and having their own unique styles. They often play house and LOVE to play with Reese (our small dog...bless her heart for putting up with them)
They love their dance class, church on Wednesday nights, their teachers Ms. Julie and Ms. Barb, Mac and Cheese, Yo-J, Chicken Nuggets, Pizza and "worm spaghetti."
In 1 short month they will be FIVE!
Birthday posts to follow!
Promise we won't make you wait!
Love from MBL!



Wednesday, July 11, 2012

4th of July Fun!!

Here are the pictures from our PARTY at Papa's golf club.
Boy did we have fun!

Hi Cousin Alex!!

Leah feeding Velvet the horse.

Brynn and Bam-Bam the horse

Maryn riding Twitter



"Papa, this is my favorite song! (Tonight's Going to Be a Good Night by Black Eyed Peas) Let's Dance!"






Playing in the sand traps.







Sand angels




Cousins! Aren't we cute?!?



Maryn and Auntie Lauren watchng fireworks


Cara, you are so silly!

Alex, look out behind you!


You're gonna get wet, papa!


Tuesday, July 10, 2012

July...


Happy birthday America!
What a great 4th of July we had. We went to papa Mark's golf club and got to ride TWITTER the horse again. Twitter's friend, Velvet, was there too. Stay tuned for those pictures...

Oh, how we love being girls.
Here we are last week at the salon.
Ahhh....heavenly!
They don't even get water in your eyes at the spa.
It's the best!

I'm not sure our dogs love being girls so much.
Whenever we try to make Reese beautiful, she does all she can to escape our room.
My dad tells us to leave the dogs alone.
But, who wouldn't want to wear a beautiful golden dress?



In other Jonswold house news....we've got 4 new "neighbors."
My mom tries really hard to grow plants at our house.
She's not so great at it.
We've got 1 dead plant, but guess what we found in it....


Eggs!
That turned into....
baby BIRDS!!
There are 4 of them. We call them the quads.
They really aren't that cute yet.They are kinda crabby looking and they tweet at us all day.
Their mom sits with them and gives them food RIGHT FROM HER MOUTH. Gross!
Soon, they will be big enough to fly away. (and mom can finally take down that awful dead plant!) Our mom can't grow plants...but she's good at growing BIRDS!


You  know what else we've been good at doing lately? Kind things.
Mom's been working on a "Random Acts of Kindness" project at church, but here are some of the things we have done as a family.

- Saved up part of our allowance and donated food to Faith's Lodge
- Returned other customer's carts at Target, Walmart, Cub, etc.
- Picked up trash in our neighborhood, at parks...and pretty much anywhere. (Maryn is VERY concerned about the Earth. This one is her favorite)
- Praise a parent for their child/a child for his/her awesome parenting/kindness
- Drove past a close parking spot to give it to someone else
- Offered a couple of free babysitting hours to neighbors and friends (which is SUPER fun for Maryn, Brynn and Leah!)
- Wrote a letter to a local news station to tell them about someone in our community who deserves recognition. Guess what?!? She will be on Twin Cities LIVE on July 27th! Be sure to watch!





Monday, June 4, 2012

Giving Back - Fundraising

Our mom is going to be doing the Warrior Dash for St. Jude in September. Go mommy!!!
St. Jude is a place where kids who are sick can go to get better.
Please help us help other kids by donating!
We're going to be doing chores to earn money to give too.
We want to help other kids get well. It's no fun to be sick.

Help us meet our goal!

Ali Jonswold's Fundraising Page

Thank you!
MBL